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Power to Tighten the Vulva like a Virgin

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556)

Herb Name
Comfrey root
Alum
Pomegranate
flower
Myrrh

Frankincense
Mastic
Resin
Black Pitch
Armenian Earth
Gall

Gypsum
Burnt Deer Horn
Round Birthwort
Gallia *

Latin
Symphytum officinale
Alumen
Punica granatum
Commiphora molmol
Boswellia sacra
Pistacia lentiscus
Colophonia

Picis nigra
Terra Armenius
Quercus infectoria
Gypsi
Cornu Cervii Usta
Aristolchia rotunda
Gallia Moschata

Amount













5 drams ea.

* Gallia here probably refers to Gallia Muscata

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Astringent

Use:
Used to firm and tighten the Vagina

Dose:

the text says to apply the powder into the Vulva, then wash with water in which the bark of Chestnuts and Pennyroyal has been boiled

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

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The text in Latin reads ‘Ad vulvam stringendam quasi virgo’; ‘tighten the vulva like a virgin’.

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